Catherine chuckled. Even the blood in her body felt… pumped up.The night was going to be interesting.After three years, the familiar people were all gathered in the same place.Wesley raised his glass toward her from afar. Soon, she received a WhatsApp message from him: [I know what you’re aiming for, so I didn’t approach you. But I’ll be watching out for you.]Catherine’s heart warmed.Liam, who wore a white suit, walked toward her gracefully and passed her a glass of wine. “I didn’t want to come at first, but I immediately came when I heard that you’d be attending. It’s lively tonight.”“It’s quite lively indeed. I like it very much.” Catherine took a sip of wine before the corners of her mouth lifted into an attractive smile.A gleam flashed across Liam’s eyes. All of a sudden, he sighed regretfully. “Had you not gotten married to Shaun in the first place, I would’ve surely married you. If I were to woo you right now, the Hill family members would definitely tell me off. No
The chill he felt made him tighten his grip on Sarah’s hand. Sarah sucked in a breath and groaned in a low voice. “Shaunic, it hurts…”“Sorry.” Shaun released his grip with an apologetic expression, but his gaze never left the middle of the dance floor.Sarah secretly clenched her fists angrily.Her wedding with Shaun was supposed to receive the most attention at this time, yet Catherine appeared out of nowhere and stole her limelight. Not only that, many people were comparing her to Catherine on the internet. Even though she had hired paid posters, she was still utterly defeated by Catherine. She finally got to attend a gala with Shaun, yet Catherine appeared as well like a ghost haunting them.What made her more frustrated was that she saw jealousy in Shaun’s eyes. It was the kind of jealousy a man would have toward another man.“Shaunic, Aunty Lea is over there. Let’s go over and say hello,” Sarah said in a soft voice.“Okay.”They were family, after all, so they had to act
Catherine had already finished dancing to a song with Liam. Soon, she was invited for another dance by the capable and good-looking Young Master Stringer.Shaun clenched his fists unconsciously.Lea sighed. “Sometimes, you just can’t underestimate others. Don’t you think so too? The gossip I heard the most today wasn’t about people laughing at Liam, but they’re talking about how you previously abandoned Catherine and insistently married Sarah!“What good can she bring you? Everyone in high society shuns Thomas Neeson. If it isn’t for you supporting Neeson Corporation, no one would be willing to collaborate with them.”“Enough, don’t say anymore.”Shaun already felt annoyed, and he felt increasingly uncomfortable listening to Lea’s words. “I recovered from my illness thanks to Sarah’s treatment. If it weren’t for Sarah’s encouragement back then at the mental hospital, I would’ve been dead already.”“Catherine encouraged you before too. You would’ve killed me that time if it wasn’t
“Because I missed you. Lea is indeed old compared to you.” Mason circled that woman’s waist. They started kissing each other heatedly.“Uncle, I know of a place with no one there. Shall we go to that place?” the woman said sweetly.“Good girl. Let’s go there now.” Mason walked toward the back with his arms around that woman. They gave each other a few pecks as they walked.However, they did not realize that Catherine had walked out from behind an evergreen tree while holding a phone as they left. The phone that she held was recording a video.Just as she wanted to go after them, a hand came from behind and snatched her phone away.She turned back to look. She saw Shaun holding her phone and watching the video. His expression was dark.“Don’t you feel ashamed as a woman for recording these things?”After a moment, Shaun glared at Catherine with an unhappy look.She was speechless. She thought that his expression was grim because he just saw the video of his stepfather having an
Shaun frowned. “What does it have to do with my last name?”“Because you keep meddling in other people’s matters,” Catherine replied sarcastically.Shaun scoffed. “You’re my ex-wife. Liam is my brother. What would people say if you guys got together? You both are shameless, but I’m not.”“Do you even treat Liam as your brother? You hit him as you wish in the company and made him a laughing stock in Canberra,” Catherine scolded him, “I’ve never seen someone so bossy and selfish like you.”“So you’re feeling bad for Liam now?” Shaun squinted his eyes. Coldness exuded from his gaze.“He saved my life. Isn’t it normal for me to be on his side?” Catherine smiled as she said, “We’re both single anyway. It’s not impossible for us to try dating each other. Liam is handsome too.”“Don’t you dare.” Shaun’s furious gaze looked as if he wanted to gobble her up. “The Hill family will not tolerate this.”“It doesn’t matter even if you don’t tolerate it, since Liam is neglected in Hill Corpora
Liam flashed his phone at Shaun with a smile. “She can’t have supper with me because she’s going on a date with Young Master Stringer tonight, so she transferred 40 million dollars to me.”“...”At that moment, Shaun experienced what it was like to be enraged, infuriated, and exasperated.F*ck, she earned that money from him and shared it with Liam immediately.Did she take him for a squanderer?Wait, was she going on a date with Young Master Stringer later?Shaun could not stay calm anymore....After Cindy finished her song, she stood up slowly. She walked out from behind the piano and bowed.There was a round of thunderous applause in the banquet hall.At that moment, Cindy was very pleased.She knew that in the eyes of these people in high society, she was just a celebrity who was unpresentable. However, she had to let everyone know that she did have talent on this day.Just then, she saw Catherine slowly walking toward her.Only the two of them were standing in the ar
In the face of the crowd’s chatter, Catherine smiled faintly and pressed on a key, making the banquet hall quiet down.She adjusted the microphone and said in a pleasant voice, “This is a new song I composed. Today will be the first time I’m playing and singing it, so I hope everyone will give it a listen.”“Is she insane? She even composed her own song.”“Maybe she’s jealous of Cindy and wants to overshine her, but Cindy is a singer.”“These days, every young lady from wealthy families wants to make their own songs. It’s an insult to music.”Just as everyone whispered in one another’s ears, a burst of cheerful music accompanied by the sound of piano keys slowly sounded.“I say to you, ‘stop right there’,“The plane flies over the blue sky,“I’m going on a journey,“I’m going on a journey far away.“Tears fell on my chest,“This relationship, it won’t end,“We’re chasing our dreams of the future together,“This is not the end, it’s a new beginning.”...The crowd gradual
“Miss Jones, you can’t have plagiarized it, right?” Charlie mocked with intent.As soon as the statement was made, everyone’s eyes fell on Catherine.Cindy showed a tolerant and generous expression, saying, “Actually, it’s not true. If you listen carefully, the song that Catherine composed has a lighter rhythm than my song, ‘Paradise of Dreams’. It has a different style too.”Catherine glanced at Cindy. Everyone could hear the hidden meaning in Cindy’s words. It was an indirect admission that Catherine had copied Cindy, but only the style of the song was somewhat different. With the words she said, she portrayed herself as being very generous.Sure enough, the next moment, Joanne said, “Miss Turner, you can be generous, but you shouldn’t promote plagiarism. If you change and rearrange a handful of foreign songs and say that you created the song yourself, wouldn’t it be too unfair to the original creators?”Melanie also showed an embarrassed look. “Catherine, although we’re all mem